Music Collection

Soul Music is a series that explores the stories behind a song or piece of music. In this episode musicians and fans talk about what Life on Mars? by David Bowie means to them, and its lasting emotional impact.

Based loosely on his recent book Perfect, Sound, Whatever, in which Acaster argued that 2016 was the best year for new music ever, Perfect Sounds sees him introduce fellow comedians to the albums which convinced him this was an incontrovertible fact. First up is Romesh Ranganathan and Beyoncé’s Lemonade.

Song Exploder is a podcast hosted by the American musician and composer Hrishikesh Hirway. In each edition he interviews a musician about a particular song they wrote, cutting out his side of the conversation to allow the artists themselves to unwrap the story of their chosen song and show the finer details that lie within. The 15-20 minute shows provide a fascinating and insightful glimpse into the workings of a huge range of musicians.

In this episode he talks to Christine and the Queens about the single ‘Doesn’t Matter’.

Edith Bowman sits down with a variety of film directors, actors, producers and composers to talk about the music that inspired them and how they use music in their films, from their current release to key moments in their career. The music chosen by her guests is woven into the interview and used alongside clips from their films. Here she talks to Sam Mendes about the music of his latest film 1917.

If you love true crime and you love music, you will love this award winning podcast. Disgraceland is a scripted, single voice narrative storytelling podcast that melds music, true crime, history and transgressive fiction. Disgraceland is not a journalistic podcast. It is an entertainment podcast inspired by true events.  Presented by Jake Brennan

This episode is entitled:Madonna: Music as Sex and Sex as Power in the Reign of the Queen of Pop.

From Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam, and Justin Richmond. The musicians you love talk about their life, inspiration, and craft. Then play.

Nile Rodgers, the mastermind behind the disco band Chic and producer of artists like David Bowie, Daft Punk and Madonna, plays live with his band and talks about his life and long musical career in the very studio that was built for him to produce Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” album.

Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul

Jumoke Fashola hears from musicians, fans and producers from different parts of the world about what made Aretha Franklin’s music special. It includes contributions from South African singer Lira, American musician Valerie June, record company mogul Clive Davis, producer Narada Michael Walden, singer Sarah Dash and music journalist David Nathan.

An illuminating series on the history of recorded music in which writer James Hall and music industry exec Dave Holley tell the stories of the pioneers who captured sound and turned it into an industry.  It begins with Fred Gaisberg arriving in London from Washington in 1898 and opening Britain’s first recording studio before embarking on an expedition in search of new music.

And for something a little bit different – new podcast, Wind of Change. It’s 1990. The Berlin Wall just fell. The Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse. And the soundtrack to the revolution is one of the best selling songs of all time, the metal ballad “Wind of Change,” by the Scorpions.

Decades later, New Yorker journalist, Patrick Radden Keefe heard a rumour: the song wasn’t written by the Scorpions but was in fact written by the CIA. This is his journey to find the truth.

Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse and many more musical icons all died at the age of 27. Scandalous, tortured, dramatic, incredibly talented, these artists torched a wild path to their early graves and shifted and shaped our culture along the way. 27 Club tells their stories. Season one tells the story of Jimi Hendrix in twelve episodes.

Laura talks to some amazing guests about their favourite pieces of music, what their relationship to that music is and how it has become the soundtrack to specific parts of their lives; finding out more about each of our guests through their music choices. Here she talks to Blue Peter and Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton.  Laura and Helen discuss some of the tracks which have seen her conquer some of the toughest challenges while also talking about her life and career.

This is not a music podcast,  but an interview with one of the most influential people in the music industry.  Here, Bloomberg’s Emily Chang talks to the rarely interviewed Daniel Ek, Spotify’s CEO, about the company’s COVID-19 efforts in helping musicians, the $18 billion opportunity in advertising sales and reveals what’s on his pandemic playlist.